About the author

Chang Hua is a Chinese author who writes on history and classical poetry. Public information about the author is limited, and details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the five works held in the collection, the writing centers on Tang dynasty history and Song dynasty ci poetry. One series, under the general title "Going to the Tang Dynasty," discusses poets and the human world, ordinary people and the atmosphere of daily life, and emperors and imperial affairs, gathered into a three-volume set that seeks to reconstruct the Tang from the perspectives of figures, society, and politics. Another work, Qianqianque: A Small History of the Song Dynasty in Song Ci, uses Song ci poems to sketch the historical landscape of the Song. The works are generally classified as history readings and classical poetry, and the style tends toward popular history for general readers, linking eras through poems and persons so that readers understand historical context while reading literature, reflecting a combination of literary and historical approaches.

Written (6)

A Thousand Stanzas: A Small History of the Great Song in Its Ci cover
Rating 4.5
A Thousand Stanzas: A Small History of the Great Song in Its Ci 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2025 This is a collection of historical and cultural essays by the veteran journalist and writer Chang Hua, a continuation of the "using poetry as historic…
A Thousand Stanzas: A Small History of the Great Song in Song Ci cover
Rating 3.6
A Thousand Stanzas: A Small History of the Great Song in Song Ci 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2025 This manuscript is a new collection of essays by Chang Hua. As a literary form that flourished in the Song Dynasty, ci poetry, together with Tang poet…
Going to the Tang Dynasty (Complete 3 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.8
Going to the Tang Dynasty (Complete 3 Volumes) 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2023 This three-volume set includes: Going to the Tang Dynasty: Emperors and Imperial Affairs; Going to the Tang Dynasty: Poets and the Human World; and Go…
Going to the Tang Dynasty: Poets and the Human World cover
Rating 3.9
Going to the Tang Dynasty: Poets and the Human World 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2022 In classical Chinese literature, Tang poetry is the most radiant treasure, carrying information on politics, economy, military affairs, culture and fo…
Going to the Tang Dynasty: All Living Beings and the Hustle and Bustle of the World cover
Rating 3.8
Going to the Tang Dynasty: All Living Beings and the Hustle and Bustle of the World 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2022 In classical Chinese literature, Tang poetry is the most radiant treasure. The political, economic, military, cultural and folkloric information it co…
Going to the Tang Dynasty: Emperors and the Affairs of the Empire cover
Rating 3.8
Going to the Tang Dynasty: Emperors and the Affairs of the Empire 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2022 In classical Chinese literature, Tang poetry is the brightest jewel, and the information it carries—political, economic, military, cultural, and folkl…

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Guangxi Normal University Press